TEAM PHOENIX MARTIAL ARTS

Beginners course

2011-09-05T04:41:00.000-07:00

The next beginners course will begin on Tuesday 13th September and running for 4 consecutive tuesdays.

Upcoming fights Sep/Oct

2011-09-05T04:36:00.000-07:00

Chrissy Quinn is fighting on the Black Tie Thai Boxing show on sep 15th at the Falcons rugby ground

Carl Adams is fighting on the Northern Fight League Thai Boxing show on 16th October at Liquid envy in the town.

Supremacy FC3 August 27th 2011

2011-08-31T11:47:00.000-07:00

Wayne Lewis and Paul Gregson fought on the third installment of Michael Surtees top northeast MMA promotion Supremacy Fight Challenge 3.

Wayne made a successful first defence of his British Lightweight title beating AFC's Paul Holmes in 57 seconds of round 1 via armbar and is now 5-0 semi-pro.

Paul Gregson beat Spartans Paul Vietch by TKO with a knee to the head in 1min 07seconds of round 1 bringing his semi=pro record to 2-0.

So proud of both of you. Train hard fight easy!

Aerial conditioning class 02/07/2011

2011-06-20T06:28:00.000-07:00

Team Phoenix Aerial coaches Mona, Colm and Alex will be holding another Aerial conditioning class on sat 2nd July! All round amazing core workout! members and non-members welcome the price is £4 all proceeds going to the Aerial club :)

Supremacy 2: New British Champion :)

2011-06-06T12:40:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Chrissy Quinn and Wayne lewis who fought on Michael Surtees top Northeast Promotion Supremacy Fight challenge 2.

Chrissy had a very tough first round and despite winning the round on the judges scorecard, he sustained a serious fracture to his orbital bone and the medic refused to let him continue (although Chrissy wanted too). No one wants to loose on a doctor stoppage, but Chrissy's superb performance earned him semi-pro fighter of the night. Well done mate.

Wayne lewis brought his semi-pro record to 4-0-0 and won the Semi-Pro british Title. Having had some very tough opposition in previous fights, one of which saw Wayne stopping the excellent James brown in 56 seconds, this should on paper, have been straightforward, however his opponent, a very game Onur Cagler was the first person to take Wayne out of the first round and make him work, work, work (Just as it should be in a Title Fight) but Waynes skills and conditioning seen him through to win by triangle that was an almost carbon copy of the finish in his fight against Brown.

Very proud of Wayne, he deserved the shot and deserved the win, good work gadget!

Bad Company seminar 11/06/2011

2011-05-16T08:25:00.000-07:00

Many thanks to Richard Smith and Lisa Houghton-Smith for holding another fantastic seminar at Team Phoenix! thank you to everyone that attended :)

Peter Robinson Marathon Des Sables

2011-04-04T04:05:00.000-07:00

Pete 'Peaches' Robinson successfully completed the Marathon Des Sables, the hardest footrace on earth, after completing a total of 251km. We are very proud of his amazing achievment. Well done Peaches.

Kamikaze @ liquid envy 6th March 2011

2011-03-26T13:11:00.000-07:00

Chrissy Quinn made his MMA semi-pro debut on this show. His opponent made quite an entrance, this didnt bother Chrissy one bit though and he stopped the lad in the second round, his stand-up far too strong. Well done Chrissy!

Stew Ashcroft also fought, this being his second semi-pro fight at heavyweight and Stew worked very hard, stopping Sunderlands Callum Cook via armbar in round 2. Awesome performance from the big lad!

Well done lads!

Supremacy FC Fed Brewery 27th Feb 2011

2011-03-26T12:47:00.000-07:00

Paul 'The Pitbull' Gregson had his first fight against the more experienced Anthony Frankland (Team Akurei) and won via unanimous decision after 3 very tough rounds. Anthony was using his reach advantage well standing and gave Paul a very hard second round with some accurate knees to the head. Paul showed composure to keep himself in the game and continued to dominate on the floor. an outstanding first fight from a talented young man.

Wayne 'Go Go Gadget' Lewis was up against his toughest opponent yet, James Brown (The Dungeon, Sunderland). Wayne went into the fight as the underdog and had trained very, very hard in preperation for the fight. Once again however the Walker lad showed his skill on the ground, winning via triangle in 57 seconds of the first round. he is now 3-0 semi-pro and has won each fight by first round submission.

Extremely proud of both of you.

Vinny Shoreman Semiinar

2011-01-23T03:55:00.000-08:00

Thanks to everyone who turned out for Vinnys seminar. It was outstanding with real focus on confidence, self-esteem and intention. Many thanks to Vinny for a great day :)

MAI interview with Trix March (October 2010)

2011-01-21T10:43:00.000-08:00

Mariannes second interview (with Trix March, Wicker camp) was published last year, again check it out online if you missed it first time round :))

MAI Interview with Lisa Houghton-Smith (July 2010)

2011-01-21T10:41:00.000-08:00

Marianne's interview with Thai Boxing Champ Lisa Houghton-Smith was published in MAI magazine...check it out online if you missed the hard copy

Kamikaze @ liquid envy 6th March 2011

2011-01-21T10:31:00.000-08:00

Chrissy Quinn and Stew Ashcroft are fighting on this show. good luck to both of you :)

Vinny Shoreman seminar

2011-01-21T10:29:00.000-08:00

Vinny will be returning for a seminar on Saturday 22nd January 2011. Places filling up fast.

TFC Show walker dome

2010-10-19T15:55:00.000-07:00

Chris Stewart and Stu Wells fought on the TFC show in Walker ...both lost unfortunately but not for lack of trying or training, thats MMA for you and we are very proud of you. it was Chris's first fight on a massive show and gave a very good account of himself and the gym as did Stu so well done both of you :)

IKF tournament 30/10/2010

2010-10-19T15:52:00.001-07:00

Dave Holliday fought for the IKF amateur cruiserweight title in manchester on saturday and stopped his opponent at the end of the first round. Dave has been training for years but this was only his second fight and second win. He is not that bothered about fighting but when he does, he does it well!! Well done Dave, couldnt go to a nicer guy :)

Bad Company Seminar 06/11/2010

2010-10-19T15:43:00.000-07:00

Richard Smith, head coach of Bad Company Thai Boxing, returned for the third year running to hold a seminar with his wife, world champion thai boxer Lisa Houghton-smith. great turnout as usual with some fantastic techniques delivered by two of the best coaches in the world!

NFL Thai boxing @ liquid envy

2010-10-19T15:36:00.000-07:00

Team Phoenix fighter Carl Adams made his thai boxing debut in style on Sunday at the Northern Fight League's thai show at liquid envy nightclub in newcastle.

Carl gave away weight and experience in his first bout and won by stoppage in 1min30 seconds of round 1.

carl didnt really get going after giving his opponent 2 counts out of 3 knockdowns and left the ring without breaking a sweat, he made up for this lifting pints afterwards!

very proud of you mate, well done.

Ron Balicki October Camp

2010-07-22T08:05:00.000-07:00

We now have 16 Team Phoenix members going to Leuven Belgium to attend the 1st Annual Ron Balicki Europe camp! This is going to be an amazing event! if you dont want to miss out all you need is a 40 pound deposit to secure your place!

for more info contact matt teasdale at team phoenix.

Ron Balicki seminar at Team Phoenix 2010

2010-07-18T06:40:00.000-07:00

Once again, Team Phoenix played host to the awesome Ron Balicki who travelled over from Los Angeles for a 2 day seminar in July.

As usual with Rons annual seminars here, the gym was packed out and this year was the biggest yet with over 70 people attending from all over the UK and Europe.

Day one of the seminar covered Jun Fan, Kali and Thai Boxing and day two covered Silat, Panantukan and Shoot wrestling.

Ron explains and demonstrates techniques with the ease you would expect from one of the greatest and most experienced martial artists in the world. He is also however, very good at breaking things down in order for people of any level to clearly understand.

He splits the techniques up then layers them in order for people to stay at a level they feel comfortable with whilst allowing them to advance if they want to.

Ron is a fantastic personality and a natural at creating a really good atmosphere in seminars. He has just so much knowledge to share. Its a true privilege to have him at Team Phoenix. The whole weekend was brilliant with lots of old friends making their way to Newcastle from across the UK and it was also a chance to welcome new people to the gym who had made the effort to travel a long way in order to train with Ron.

We had a typically mad Newcastle night out on the saturday too!

All in all an amazing weekend, roll on next year!

Vinny Shoreman Seminar

2010-05-09T06:40:00.000-07:00

On Saturday April 24th Vinny Shoreman held a seminar at Team Phoenix.

it was a fantastic seminar and Vinny, as always was full of good surprises. NLP is poerful stuff and we look forward to trying out some of the techniques Vinny taught us.

Cant wait to have him back!

Luke wins in Teeside!

2010-05-09T06:30:00.000-07:00

massive well done to Luke O'Neill who won his Thai Boxing debut last Sunday at the Teeside fight night at the Marton hotel and country club, promoted by Teeside Thai Boxing Club (Dave McRobb).

Luke won (split decision) after five very hard fought rounds.

He performed superbly as did his opponent Tom Evans (Faktory gym) considering it was their first fight. Well done Luke, we couldnt have asked for more from you, all your hard work paid off!

Good Luck to Peter Robinson

2010-03-20T04:50:00.000-07:00

All at Team Phoenix are wishing Team Phoenix Instructor Peter "Peaches" Robinson the best of British as he tackles the Lightning 12 off road endurance run on Sunday. The Lightning 12 is a 10km circuit through the woodland and hill lined setting of Malvern hills. Pete will be running this grueling circuit for 12 solid hours! We at Phoenix know he will prevail and best all his personal challenges as Pete is super strong in mind and will never quit.
This run among many others is in preparation for Petes ultimate challenge of doing the Marathon des Sables in 2011. This is a 6 day 151 mile marathon across the Sahara desert and is considered the toughest foot race on the face of the earth.
If you would like to sponsor Pete for his Marathon des Sables please contact Team Phoenix.
All the best Peaches!

Bad Company Clinch and Elbows workshop

2010-03-16T13:25:00.000-07:00

Bad Company Workshop 13th March 2010

Today, myself (Maz), Matt, John, Iain and Gary headed down to Bad Company Gym in Leeds as the fantastic Richard Smith was putting on a 3-hour clinch and elbow workshop.

The 3 hours flew by which is always a good sign. We worked mainly on the 3 basic footwork steps and turns and throws in the clinch and timing and positioning. Having trained privately with Richard for a few years now, we had briefly touched on some of the stuff before but there was loads of new techniques and just enough time to get the hang of each one properly.

I really hope Richard and Lisa put on more of these workshops!

NFL Show, Newcastle

2010-03-16T13:20:00.000-07:00

NFL Show, 12th December 2009

Team Phoenix MMA fighter Chris Douglass took a little break from his usual MMA activites, to try his hand at stand-up and fought on the NFL show held at Newcastle University, fighting Pro K1-Rules 3 x 3minute rounds.

Chris is a grappler (and a very good one) and has always had doubts about testing himself in pure stand-up, but he handled the fight very well, pushing his opponent back constantly with punches and keeping the pressure on throughout.

There was a little controversy about the points decision as it went to Chris’s opponent Juan and many people there thought that Chris had done enough to take it. We personally felt a draw would have been the correct decision, however taking nothing away from Juan at all who was very tough. It was good matchmaking from Mr. Jose!

MSA Muay Thai Premier League Bolton

2010-03-16T13:12:00.000-07:00

Muay Thai Premier League Show, Reebok Stadium, Bolton 7th November 2009

We had the pleasure of watching Liam Harrison take on yet another Top Thai, Saketdao at the MSA Muay Thai Premier League show at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton. Also on the card was Saenchai V Rob Storey, Andy Howson V Rungraeeve Sasiprapa, Jordon Watson V Stephen Meikle and a heap of other talented top English fighters.

These shows are going to set the standard for Thai Boxing in the UK and are going to get bigger and better every time. The next one is scheduled for March 2010 at the M.E.N arena in Manchester and headlining will be Liam Harrisons rematch with Anuwat Keuwsamrit.

It was a real honour to see Saenchai fighting in England again for the second time this year.

NFL Feb 2010 @ Newcastle Uni

2010-02-23T06:42:00.000-08:00

Chrissy Quinn made his Thai Boxing debut, loosing on points after 5 very exciting rounds and giving a very good account of himself in the process.

Dean Bell, also making his debut, took the fight on a weeks notice and won on points after 5 rounds of very smart fighting.

well done both of you.

Team Phoenix Christmas Party

2009-11-25T05:15:00.001-08:00

Once again we abused the 80’s karaoke and all got dressed up in the name of 80’s rock!

Fantastic and hilarious night out as usual but with the added bonus of Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury, some dodgy blonde-mullet man and a walking rubix cube gracing us with their presence! Merry Crimbo one and all!

Strike and submit

2009-11-25T05:01:00.001-08:00

Team Phoenix at Strike and Submit Contenders show (post-edited)

Team Phoenix fighters Tom Robson and Ethan Beaumont fought on the strike and submit contenders show in Sunderland on the 29th of November.
The guys were in great shape and both did very well!

Tom lost and Ethan won and both fought brilliantly, well done lad-we are very proud of you, as always.

Kali Grading

2009-11-25T04:49:00.000-08:00

Big Congratulations to all the Phoenix students who graded on thursday in Phoenix Kali! You all put in alot of time and effort to prepare for this test!
Here are the results of the sucessful gradings;

White level
Matt Walby, Neil Hewson, Dale Smith, David Wylie, Greame Mills.

Orange Level
Barney Lyons, Mark Lyons, William Morrison

Green Level
Brian Watson

Blue Level
Harry Flexman

Well done and keep up the good work guys!

Poland Summer camp 2009

2009-07-17T00:52:00.000-07:00

I was asked to teach once again this year at Robert Karpinskis Warriors martial arts summer camp in Poland. This is a fantastic camp for kids, teens and a few adults. Set in the lovely Polish country side this 3 week camp gives the kids something very productive to do over the summer. our training consisted of 7am running, then i taught a group class for all 75 people from 11-1. Robert taught a class from 4-5 then Robert and i trained privately for an hour. We then ran 15 mins there and back to our evening training area where i taught the older and more advanced students from 8-10. Was really great to see all these lovely people many of whom i had met before. They took me for a day out to see Aushwichz death camp, which was an unforgettably moving experience. And then to a fantastic waterpark which made for a day of intense highs and lows! I am defiantly looking forward to next year!

matt

Ron Balicki seminar in Poland

2009-06-21T01:56:00.000-07:00

I once again travelled to the city of Lodz in Poland to visit our friend Robert Karpinski and assist my instructor Ron Balicki give a seminar for Roberts students. Saturday saw Ron giving classes in Jeet Kune Do/Jun Fan, Filipino martial arts and Shoot Wrestling. Saturday night we had a traditional Polish meal with our hosts and sponsors. Sunday Ron taught JKD/Jun fan, Panantukan and Muay Thai. That night we stuffed ourselves on Vietnamese food at one of the students resturants. Thanks again to our host and sponsors for a great weekend!

matt

New Blog

2009-06-20T09:40:00.001-07:00

Welcome to the brand new Team Phoenix blog!